RES 10-67RESOLUTION 10-67
• A RESOLUTION FOR THE CITY OF ELK RIVER
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PHASED RETIREMENT OPTION,
DELEGATING AN OFFICIAL OR STAFF POSITION TO COORDINATE
WHEREAS, the City of Elk River recognizes that it may be to the city's benefit to offer a
phased retirement option to certain city staff either to enhance knowledge transfer to other
staff, retain a key staff person until a replacement can be found, or to reduce the hours of
some staff for budgetary savings,
WHEREAS, the City of Elk River recognizes that the Public Employees Retirement
Association (I'ERA) now offers a phased retirement option available to certain city staff who
meet criteria outlined in statute,
WHEREAS, the City of Elk River recognizes the need to designate a city official or staff
person to identify eligible staff, determine whether there is a benefit to the city to offering
the phased retirement option to those staff and coordinate communication and
implementation of the program to eligible staff,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the City Council of Elk River hereby
• appoints the Human Resource Representative as the designated coordinator for the PERA
phased retirement option program and authorizes the Human Resource Representative to
identify employees eligible to participate in the phased retirement option program, determine
whether there is a benefit to the city to offering the program to each of those employees and
to coordinate communication and implementation of the program to the persons
determined eligible and suitable for the program.
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Elk River, Minnesota this 13`'' day of
December 2010.
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Stephanie Klinzing, Mayor
ATTEST:
Tina Allard, City Clerk
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